How to Use colonoscopy in a Sentence

colonoscopy

noun
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  • Topics will include colonoscopy screening and high-fiber diets.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 7 July 2017
  • The patient is sedated, similar to a colonoscopy, while the skull is opened.
    — USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2017
  • If there are none, the procedure is billed as a diagnostic screening colonoscopy.
    — Shazia Mehmood Siddique, Philly.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Early last year he was diagnosed with colon cancer following a colonoscopy.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Others worked with the family to spread awareness of colorectal cancer and the need for colonoscopies.
    — Don Stacom, Courant Community, 30 Aug. 2017
  • That is a possible sign of a tumor, at which point the physician would recommend following up with a colonoscopy anyway.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • For example, studies have shown that as few as 40% to 50% of orders for colonoscopies result in patients’ getting the test.
    — Laura Landro, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
  • My parents got me an appointment with a pediatric gastroenterologist, and a colonoscopy confirmed Crohn’s.
    — Jj Courtney, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Since colonoscopies went mainstream in the 1980s, the incidence of colon and rectal cancer has dropped substantially.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2017
  • All the follow-up blood tests, CT scans, and colonoscopies since his treatment finished had repeatedly confirmed that his colon cancer was in remission.
    — Jalal Baig, Slate Magazine, 3 July 2017
  • Fat patients have been refused medical screenings, such as Pap smears, mammograms, and colonoscopies, that are considered routine and vital for thin patients.
    — Carey Purcell, Longreads, 26 Oct. 2017
  • In addition to the colonoscopy I am now required to undergo annually, both of my children have a 50 percent chance of being carriers.
    — Neil Casey, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2017
  • When done annually, the FIT achieves detection rates comparable to a colonoscopy every 10 years.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Rhett and Link shared a clip of their colonoscopies on The Tonight Show.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
  • If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The average cost of a colonoscopy in the United States is $2,750.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But be aware that the test isn’t as effective as a colonoscopy.
    — Ginny Graves, Health.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • There are other tests, too, but colonoscopy is the most common.
    — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Told by their doctors to get a colonoscopy, too few patients will even ask about the cost.
    — Lee Schafer, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • The high false positive rate persuaded many to go ahead and have the colonoscopy in the first place.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Still, the colonoscopy remains the gold standard for screening.
    — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Patricia talked about the need for people to get a colonoscopy.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The day before the colonoscopy, patients have to take a strong dose of laxatives.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 July 2024
  • If blood is found in the stool with a fecal test, then the person needs a follow-up colonoscopy, Kramer said.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 May 2021
  • In the book, Grisham does not use the term colonoscopy but heavily implies that's what the trip was for.
    — Kate Bennett, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
  • There’s the biannual colonoscopy to sit through, because at 52, Jack’s at that point in life.
    — Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire, 19 Dec. 2017
  • What my neighbor had witnessed was a home colonoscopy gone awry.
    — Sally Higginson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • And, with a simple procedure or with a colonoscopy, saved his life?
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • There were other plays that will make the Ravens’ film review about as pleasant as a colonoscopy.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Biden kicked off his birthday weekend with a colonoscopy.
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 22 Nov. 2021

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